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David Shaw D.E. Shaw & Co

AUM $210B
1-Year Est. Return 57.28%
 

David Shaw founded D. E. Shaw & Co., a pioneering quantitative investment firm that helped define systematic trading at scale. With a background in computer science, Shaw built teams that applied advanced computation to markets across equities, derivatives, and other assets. The firm remains one of the most important quant platforms in global finance, even as Shaw’s own public role has shifted over time.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
-8.77%
1 Year Est. Return
+57.28%
3 Year Est. Return
+174.63%
5 Year Est. Return
+213.1%
10 Year Est. Return
+910%
AUM
$67.9B
AUM Growth
+$767M
Cap. Flow
+$7.88B
Cap. Flow %
11.61%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.29%
Holding
4,145
New
429
Increased
1,450
Reduced
1,326
Closed
449

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Energy 11.61%
2 Healthcare 10.96%
3 Communication Services 9.03%
4 Technology 8.2%
5 Consumer Discretionary 7.89%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
WSR
2801
DELISTED
Whitestone REIT
WSR
$723K ﹤0.01%
62,702
+27,308
+77% +$336K
TAST
2802
DELISTED
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.
TAST
$723K ﹤0.01%
+60,780
New +$723K
HAS icon
2803
CALL
Hasbro
HAS
$13.6B
$721K ﹤0.01%
10,000
-9,300
-48% -$718K
FLNA
2804
Filana Therapeutics
FLNA
$45.8M
$719K ﹤0.01%
56,121
-1,749
-3% -$22.1K
TNL icon
2805
CALL
Travel + Leisure Co
TNL
$4.51B
$719K ﹤0.01%
22,150
-22,150
-50% -$796K
SRDX
2806
DELISTED
Surmodics
SRDX
$718K ﹤0.01%
32,889
+15,619
+90% +$367K
TWOU
2807
CALL
DELISTED
2U Inc
TWOU
$718K ﹤0.01%
667
TWOU
2808
PUT
DELISTED
2U Inc
TWOU
$718K ﹤0.01%
667
DHR icon
2809
PUT
Danaher
DHR
$152B
$716K ﹤0.01%
12,498
QVCGA
2810
PUT
DELISTED
QVC Group Inc Series A
QVCGA
$716K ﹤0.01%
+562
New +$770K
FIVN icon
2811
FIVE9
FIVN
$2.41B
$715K ﹤0.01%
193,177
-99,306
-34% -$449K
NGVC icon
2812
Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers
NGVC
$651M
$715K ﹤0.01%
+31,500
New +$756K
HCOM
2813
DELISTED
Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc
HCOM
$714K ﹤0.01%
34,357
-829
-2% -$19.2K
NE
2814
DELISTED
Noble Corporation
NE
$712K ﹤0.01%
65,235
+46,395
+246% +$584K
WMS icon
2815
Advanced Drainage Systems
WMS
$10.7B
$711K ﹤0.01%
24,583
-57,809
-70% -$1.67M
PACD
2816
DELISTED
Pacific Drilling S A
PACD
$710K ﹤0.01%
56,868
-31,917
-36% -$644K
KHC icon
2817
PUT
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$30B
$706K ﹤0.01%
+10,000
New +$755K
HTB
2818
HomeTrust Bancshares
HTB
$771M
$705K ﹤0.01%
+38,008
New +$676K
YOKU
2819
PUT
DELISTED
YOUKU TUDOU INC.(CAYMAN ISLS)
YOKU
$705K ﹤0.01%
40,000
MAGN
2820
Magnera Corp
MAGN
$454M
$701K ﹤0.01%
3,129
+634
+25% +$157K
SPWR
2821
PUT
DELISTED
SunPower Corporation Common Stock
SPWR
$701K ﹤0.01%
+53,445
New +$862K
PKX icon
2822
PUT
POSCO
PKX
$18B
$700K ﹤0.01%
20,000
DYN
2823
CALL
DELISTED
Dynegy, Inc.
DYN
$699K ﹤0.01%
+33,800
New +$857K
FORR icon
2824
Forrester Research
FORR
$229M
$697K ﹤0.01%
22,183
+11,416
+106% +$377K
KRNY icon
2825
Kearny Financial
KRNY
$642M
$696K ﹤0.01%
+60,653
New +$694K

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David Shaw's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2015, David Shaw held 4,145 positions worth $67.9B, up 1.1% from $67.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.

David Shaw deployed $7.88B of net new capital in Q3 2015, opening 429 new positions and adding to 1,450 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was PayPal: 12,006,709 shares worth $373M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Energy at 12% of assets, down from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Communication Services.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Amazon, an estimated $424M trimmed.

  • David Shaw's largest Q3 2015 buy was PayPal: 12,006,709 shares worth $373M.
  • David Shaw added most to Alphabet (Google) Class C in Q3 2015, an estimated $846M increase.
  • David Shaw's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $424M.
  • David Shaw fully exited DIRECTV COM STK (DE) in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $778M.
  • David Shaw's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $67.9B portfolio in Q3 2015.
  • David Shaw opened 429 new positions and closed 449 in Q3 2015.
  • David Shaw's portfolio value rose 1.1% quarter-over-quarter to $67.9B.

Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 16 Nov 2015.